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Posted 17 April 2004 - 12:28 AM

alandemartino

Posted 17 April 2004 - 12:42 AM

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ditto,

When i tapped [F8] nothing happened. Does that depend on the system? Just for
my knowledge, when you start in safe mode what do you expect to happen? Does it decrease the risk of being infected? Anyway my mail defense is expired!!

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Posted 17 April 2004 - 10:22 AM

You need to continue tapping F8 until a menu appears, an alternative that works on most systems is to hold down the Control (Ctrl) key while rebooting.

Just for my knowledge, when you start in safe mode what do you expect to happen?

You'll start Windows in a special diagnostic mode, and you'll see the words "Safe Mode" in each corner. Safe Mode loads a very limited set of protected drivers, and allows removal of processes that may be running when running Windows in normal mode.

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Posted 17 April 2004 - 11:29 AM

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Posted 18 April 2004 - 01:47 AM

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I started the windows in SafeMode (by pressing [CTRL ]) and i ran HijackThis. By the way i can't uninstall Mail Defense beacuse it doesn't have the uninstaller. I deleted it, did i do the right thing? Thank you all!

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Posted 18 April 2004 - 08:42 AM

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Please Download LSPFix from http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm and Run the Program. Disconnect from the Internet and close all Internet Explorer Windows. Check the "I know what I'm doing" Button and remove all traces of [ndpwsspr.dll]. Reboot and post a fresh log.

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Posted 18 April 2004 - 04:50 PM

If everything seems to be working okay you can delete the Hijack This folder.

How do you prevent spyware from being installed again? We strongly recommend installing SpywareBlaster (it's free for personal use).

Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted pests.Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.Restrict the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer.Consumes no system resources.

Download, run, check for updates, download updates, select all, protect against checked. All done. Check for updates every couple of weeks. If you have any errors running the program like a missing file see the link at the bottom of the javacool page.Link to SpywareBlaster: http://www.javacools...areblaster.html

It's also very important to keep your system up to date to avoid unnecessary security risks. Click Here to make sure that you have the latest patches for Windows.

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Posted 18 April 2004 - 11:59 PM

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Thanks Ditto now it is better, but when i have up to 3-4 windows opened, and i minimize one, it takes time to minimize (it is not minimize all at once, but it is like split in three, and then each part is minimize - one after the other). Also when i have about 3-4 opened windows, if i restore a window, only the window border is restored and the background remains the same as it was (ex. desktop or another window). But when i close a window and then restore the first one again everything works fine!! I checked the computer performance to see whether it is low in resources but it was 70%. Do you think that it's some sort of a virus? Any help is appreciated